{"id":192584,"date":"2023-10-12T20:14:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=184760"},"modified":"2026-10-18T19:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:14:45","slug":"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Empire Cottonmouth is a post 2020 Colt Python that Empire upgrades with its KAGE billet rail and compensator system, a hand polished and fitted action, a stonewashed finish and Cerakoted controls. My 6 inch gun ran Hornady .357 Magnum loads from 125 to 140 grains without issue, the comp cut recoil, and with a Vortex Defender-CCW dot I reached out to nearly 100 yards.<\/strong> On the 6 inch model the bottom rail puts a light too far forward to reach its switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specs, range notes and the verdict come first, then the full review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-empire-cottonmouth-specs\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">Empire Cottonmouth Specs<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-range-notes\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"3\">Range Notes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-verdict\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"3\">Verdict<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-empire-cottonmouth-features\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">EMPIRE COTTONMOUTH Features:<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-is-the-cottonmouth\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">What is the COTTONMOUTH?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-out-of-the-box\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">Out of the Box<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-muzzle-brake\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">Muzzle Brake<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-picatinny-rails\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">Picatinny Rails<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-fit-finish\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">Fit &amp; Finish<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-cerakote\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">Cerakote<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-cottonmouth-performance\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">COTTONMOUTH Performance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-summary\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">Summary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-faq\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"2\">FAQ<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-what-is-the-empire-cottonmouth\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"3\">What is the Empire Cottonmouth?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-barrel-lengths-does-the-cottonmouth-come-in\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"3\">What barrel lengths does the Cottonmouth come in?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-can-i-add-the-rails-to-my-own-python\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\" data-level=\"3\">Can I add the rails to my own Python?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-empire-cottonmouth-specs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Empire Cottonmouth Specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Empire Cottonmouth (as tested)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Base gun<\/td><td>Colt Python (2020 and later)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Barrels offered<\/td><td>3, 4.25 and 6 in (6 in tested)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rails<\/td><td>Full length top Picatinny, compact bottom Picatinny (KAGE)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Muzzle<\/td><td>KAGE compensator<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Finish<\/td><td>Stonewashed Python, Cerakote Elite Blackout controls<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Action<\/td><td>Hand polished and fitted, deburred internals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Extras<\/td><td>Goon Tape grip wrap, Savior Equipment range bag<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MSRP when tested<\/td><td>$1,999.99 (KAGE kit alone $249)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-range-notes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Range Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ammo:<\/strong> Hornady .357 Magnum, 125 to 140 grain, no issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optic:<\/strong> Vortex Defender-CCW; shots out to nearly 100 yards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Durability:<\/strong> nothing worked loose during testing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-verdict\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verdict<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Good:<\/strong> comp reduces recoil, top rail takes nearly any optic, polished action and finish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know this:<\/strong> bottom rail is awkward on the 6 inch gun, and the rails and comp are also sold separately as the KAGE kit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More Python coverage: our <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/colt-python-3-inch-upgrades\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\">Colt Python 3 inch upgrades<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/best-colt-revolvers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\">Colt revolver rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more of Empire&#8217;s builds in <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/custom-colt-pythons-from-empire-nra-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\">Custom Colt Pythons From Empire<\/a>, and the stock gun in our <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/best-revolver-ever-made-colts-python-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\">Colt Python review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=Colt+Python\" campaign=\"empire-cottonmouth\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">&#x1f6d2; Check Current Price for Colt Python on GunsAmerica<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, y\u2019all, the space age is here, and EMPIRE is bringing a modern touch to the Colt Python. It blends the classic Python with modern upgrades. Meet the COTTONMOUTH, a revolver that not only attracts with its striking aesthetics, featuring a full-length top rail, a compact bottom rail, a sleek stonewashed finish, and carefully Cerakoted controls but also proves its worth in practicality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8529-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"EMPIRE COTTONMOUTH topped with a Vortex Defender-CCW red dot\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With its recoil-reducing capabilities and versatile rails for optics and weapon light attachments, the COTTONMOUTH delivers both style and substance, adding options for optics and lights. The COTTONMOUTH is available in 3\u2033, 4.25\u2033, and 6\u2033 versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-empire-cottonmouth-features\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">EMPIRE COTTONMOUTH Features:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Colt Python base pistol<\/li>\n<li>Stonewashed frame &amp; deburred internals<\/li>\n<li>Stonewashed Python Finish<\/li>\n<li>Cerakote Elite Blackout Controls<\/li>\n<li>Hand-polished &amp; fitted action<\/li>\n<li>2 Tone Milspec Hard Anodized &amp; Stonewashed KAGE billet Rail &amp; Compensator System<\/li>\n<li>Goon Tape wrapped grip<\/li>\n<li>Range Bag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-is-the-cottonmouth\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the COTTONMOUTH?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what is the COTTONMOUTH? It is EMPIRE\u2019s spin on what a modern revolver should be. They add their own custom parts to enhance performance, aesthetics, and corrosion resistance. While the COTTONMOUTH is only available as a completely decked out Colt Python, they offer individual components for upgrading your post-2020 manufactured Colt Pythons as well. One of these kits is their KAGE system which adds a full-length top rail, compact bottom rail, and compensator securely to your Colt Python manufactured in 2020 or later. However, while including the KAGE kit, the COTTONMOUTH goes above and beyond by hand polishing and fitting the action, Cerakoting the controls, and providing a stonewashed finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-out-of-the-box\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Out of the Box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When purchased from EMPIRE\u2019s website, the COTTONMOUTH comes with a Savior Equipment range bag, the Colt Python with all factory included contents, and then the upgraded features integral to the revolver itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8536-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"EMPIRE COTTONMOUTH in the included Savior Equipment range bag\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-muzzle-brake\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Muzzle Brake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of all the great upgrades coming with the COTTONMOUTH, I have got to say I like the compensator the most. The contour fits cleanly with the rail system, the raw aluminum looks great next to the stainless steel barrel, and obviously, it reduces the recoil of the revolver. It functions as it should, and it adds something not often seen on revolvers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8528-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"EMPIRE COTTONMOUTH muzzle brake\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-picatinny-rails\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Picatinny Rails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most practical upgrade is the inclusion of a top Picatinny rail. This allows for mounting whatever optic your heart desires. To prove this point I made the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ctr-YCKPVcr\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some of the options in the video above may not be practical, that is beside the point. I do things because I can, and the COTTONMOUTH gives me plenty of options. It looks good and adds a lot of flexibility to the Colt Python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COTTONMOUTH also comes with a bottom Picatinny rail. This allows for mounting lasers, weapon lights, or whatever else you may want. For the 6\u2033 version which I have the bottom rail isn\u2019t as useful as it would be on the shorter versions. It positions my <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/weapon-light-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cowboy-up-modernized-colt-python-ft-empire-cottonmouth\" title=\"Empire Cottonmouth Review: A Modernized Colt Python\">weapon lights<\/a> too far out to effectively reach the toggle switches. I have seen some people run pressure pads which is a valid solution, but that is more trouble than I want to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8527-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Picatinny rail\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-fit-finish\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fit &amp; Finish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EMPIRE also puts in the extra work to provide a stonewashed finish and deburred internals. They hand polish and fit the action. The overall fit and finish of the COTTONMOUTH is impressive, to say the least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-cerakote\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cerakote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a bid to give both style and corrosion resistance, the COTTONMOUTH adorns key components, including the trigger, hammer, cylinder, cylinder release, and ejector rod, with a sleek black Cerakote finish. These carefully crafted accents contribute to the COTTONMOUTH\u2019s distinctive appearance, setting it apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8523-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Cerakoted EMPIRE COTTONMOUTH\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-cottonmouth-performance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">COTTONMOUTH Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While at its heart the COTTONMOUTH is still a Colt Python, this upgraded revolver is more versatile. I used a variety of Hornady 357 Magnum ammunition that varied from 125gr to 140gr without issue. The compensator reduced recoil with the loads I shot. The Picatinny rail allowed me to use a variety of optics, but for the most part, I used a Vortex Defender-CCW red dot. This is a fairly minimalist configuration that helped me reach out to nearly 100 yards. Throughout my testing, everything worked and no components worked themselves loose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8534-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"EMPIRE COTTONMOUTH with Hornady ammunition\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-summary\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COTTONMOUTH stands out in looks and in how it shoots. While adding custom parts to improve the performance of the Colt Python, EMPIRE built a stand out revolver. The COTTONMOUTH had an MSRP of $1,999.99 when I tested it. While this includes hand-polishing, a stonewashed finish, and Cerakote, the compensator and Picatinny rails are sold as the KAGE kit for $249 which can be bought on their own. For those looking for a Colt Python, I think the COTTONMOUTH is a well-justified upgrade that adds a lot of versatility to the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>*** Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica! ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-faq\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-what-is-the-empire-cottonmouth\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Empire Cottonmouth?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Colt Python upgraded by Empire with KAGE top and bottom rails, a compensator, a polished action, stonewashed finish and Cerakoted controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-what-barrel-lengths-does-the-cottonmouth-come-in\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What barrel lengths does the Cottonmouth come in?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3, 4.25 and 6 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-can-i-add-the-rails-to-my-own-python\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I add the rails to my own Python?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Empire sells the KAGE kit separately for Pythons made in 2020 or later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, y&#8217;all, the space age is here, and EMPIRE is bringing a modern touch to the Colt Python. 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